17 Apr 2008Blatter wants to go ahead with foreign player rule

Football Referees, Players, Managers and Media

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has plans to press on with his idea of limiting the number of foreign players at a club.

The plans have already been met with disapproval from Uefa and the EU but Blatter is determined to move on.

He is calling for national associations to reach a gentleman's agreement which will see all clubs limited to having no more than five foreign players.

"Blatter doesn't want a war with Uefa or to anger the EU but this is a point of principle for him," a FIFA official told the BBC.

"When he became president he made a promise on this and he sees this as a major legacy of his time in office.

"He believes he can get a gentleman's agreement with all the national associations."

However, Uefa president Michel Platini has already made it clear that he does not support the proposals and the EU said that such a rule would be against European laws.

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